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Figure 5 shows that 23.5% of IAESTE Members and Co-operating Institutions exchanged with more than 11 countries in 2004. 7 Members and Co-operating Institutions sent students to 41 or more countries. Growth of IAESTE There is great interest in IAESTE throughout the world and on average 2 new countries per month contact the General Secretary asking for information on how to join the Association. Many contacts are made through our public website www.iaeste.org which has a daily average of 504 visits. Universities or Organisations committed to the Aims of the Association can apply for Co-operating Institution status and each year the Board reviews their progress at their summer meeting. Co-operating Institutions which are no longer conducting an exchange do not have their status renewed. New Co-operating Institutions take 3-5 years to become established and the benefits of this expansion, reflected in the exchange, becomes clear after this period. They are then able to apply for Associate Membership and after a minimum of another 3 years can apply to be Full Members with voting rights. Since 2003 Uzbekistan was accepted as a Full Member while Belarus and Iran became Associate Members. In 2004, 4 new Cooperating Institutions were welcomed into the Association. The Technological University of Panama, Uni-Group, Bulgaria, Trust Communication and Training Institute, The Gambia and Palestine Polytechnic University, West Bank. 85 Members and Co-operating Institutions in 83 countries constituted the membership of IAESTE in January 2005. It is traditional within IAESTE for Members with a higher Gross National Income per capita (GNI) to receive more trainees than they send. Strict reciprocity is not implemented with new Members in the early years which allow those in developing countries and those from smaller countries to gather support within their country in order to develop the exchange. Countries with a GNI per capita >12,000 US$ provided 89% of these places in 2004. Profile of the student trainee Gender balance and Age: Age and gender balance of trainees varies little from year to year but differs appreciably from country to country. Participation by men and women students compared with previous years (%) is shown in Figure 6 The Association continues to grow outside Europe with increased interest from countries in South America, Asia and Africa and we would be very keen to expand our Membership in these areas. Reciprocity of the Exchange The IAESTE exchange programme is based on a bilateral balanced exchange between Members. Most member countries attempt to maintain a balance between outgoing and incoming students but an exact bilateral balance is rarely possible within any given year. Only long-term balance is sought. This flexibility is needed to support the proper allocation of places and the selection of the appropriate students. In 2004, 23 Members and Co-operating Institutions received more students than they sent abroad and this benefited the rest. In total, 686 work experience places were involved or 14.4% of the total exchange. The percentage for individual Members or Cooperating Institutions varies from 0% to 71%. The gender balance relates to the cultural and educational traditions in the IAESTE countries. 6 I A E S T E A N N U A L R E V I E W 2 0 0 5
The age of trainees in 2004 ranged from 20 to 26 years with the majority (86.5%) being 21 to 24 years old. The average age is just under 23 years old. Study fields: In 2004 65% of trainees were students of Engineering and Technology. The remaining 35% were divided between the Sciences, 16%; Architecture and Applied Arts, 9%; Agriculture, 2% and other fields of study, 9%. These figures are quite stable and change only by a few percentage points from one year to the next. Figures 7a and 7b The first and largest group of Engineering students was itself composed of students from the major Faculties and sub groups. The largest component was Mechanical Engineering 19%, followed by Computer Science 15%, Electrical Engineering 14%, Civil Engineering 12%, Chemical Engineering 8%, Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications 5%. The remaining 27% was distributed over miscellaneous Engineering specialities. For the first time in several years the number of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Engineering placements has increased and this is a very encouraging sign. There was also a discernible rise in the number of Biology/ Microbiology traineeships on offer during 2004. Sub-dividing the engineering groups gives us the breakdown between the major participating disciplines. Figure 8 % Difference between major Engineering fields in 2003 and 2004 Figure 9 I A E S T E A N N U A L R E V I E W 2 0 0 5 7
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